Wiggly Butt! Nightmare diaper changes.

My LO is just shy of 14 months and is a twisty pretzel as soon as I lay him down to change his diaper and it doesn't matter if it's me or daddy changing him he wants to get away in a hurry. He throws a giant fit if I hold on to his ankles so that he can't twist but I'm also afraid he will hurt himself in the process. The biggest problem in my opinion is that he sometimes grabs the diaper or puts his hands on himself where he is dirty and I only have two hands to fight off two kicking legs and two swinging arms, and all the while he's screaming his head off and trying to get away from me and I'm trying to keep poop from getting everywhere! LOL. It is a fight e v e r y single time! Is anyone else having this problem..I know we're not the only ones...but what can I do about it and when does it stop??

I am having the same problem and usually change him standing or trying to chase his naked butt all over the house. Has anyone tried the slip ons or easy ups? I didn't know if that would make it easier or harder

Have you tried giving him a toy or something to manipulate? DD is almost 14 months old and she will do this too. But I keep a few things on her dresser/changing table that I only give to her when changing her diaper and it keeps her busy for about a minute or so, just enough to change most diapers.

bearybug, that is a great idea! I don't know why I haven't tried that.

abc0102, I actually tried the slip ons, they are good as far as not having to chase him to put on a diaper, I would just stand him up and put it on him after he was clean, but my problem was that he wouldn't hold still while cleaning his dirty butt so since they were so expensive for the slip ons (they are only sold by the box where I live $24.) I just went back to Luvs.

Roxana58, toys don't seem to work. He absolutely loves The Lorax movie and that seems to hold his attention sometimes long enough to change him.

Thank you guys for your feedback. I'm new on baby center and its good to know that there are others out there that I can talk to so easily!